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Biden signs executive orders to boost economic relief for Americans
“We are going to finish the job of getting a total of USD 2,000 in direct payments to folks, USD 600 which was already passed is simply not...
Amazon wants to help Biden get 100 mn Americans vaccinated in 100 days
Uber has also offered logistical assistance.
Higher inflation could be ahead. Should Americans be worried?
The Consumer Price Index in December showed only a 1.4% rise in what Americans paid for goods and services over the last year. And top Fede...
Analysis: Donald Trump abdicating in the job he fought to retain
The transgressions, big and small _ of norms, of leadership, of human decency _ cast a pall over his final days in office, and, in the view...
President-elect Joe Biden pushes for $2000 'stimulus checks' for Americans
With the Democrats now having a majority in the House of Representatives and in the Senate, and Biden set to be sworn in as the 46th Presid...
American democracy could withstand a coup-like assault, but it will be on crutches for a while
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threatened to impeach Trump for the second time if he does not “leave office imminently and willingly”. Proceedi...
Dollar bounce from 2018 low continues after US jobs report
The Labor Department said nonfarm payrolls decreased by 140,000 in December, the first decline in eight months, well below expectations ...
US loses 140,000 jobs, first monthly loss since spring
At the same time, the unemployment rate stayed at 6.7%, the first time it hasn't fallen since April.
India-American business group urges Biden to ease restrictions on H-1B visa
On December 31, outgoing US President Donald Trump extended a freeze on the most sought-after H-1B visas along with other types of foreign ...
Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans in limbo as Donald Trump rages
Trump's refusal to sign the bipartisan package as he demands larger COVID relief checks and complains about "pork" spending could also forc...
Couch or cubicle? Vaccine may not lure Americans back to the office
The Pew poll of 5,800 working adults in mid-October found that the transition has been easy for most. It allowed them to remain productive,...
US govt sues Facebook, alleges bias against American workers in favour of H-1B visa holders
The positions at issue offered an average salary of around USD 156,000. The department is seeking unspecified civil penalties and back pay ...
Americans are staying jobless for longer as pandemic stretches on
The coronavirus pandemic caused the US economy to shed more than 20 million jobs, and though some people have been rehired, data shows the ...
Tanden-tious: Biden's Indian-American cabinet pick meets storm of criticism
With the US Senate currently at 50-48 (and 50-50 if Democrats win the run-off for two Georgia seats), Tanden would need the support of ever...
US, Indian taxmen put a question mark on Indian outsourcing business
Tax experts say that while India would not have much in their control when it comes to the US policies, it could try and tackle the domesti...
The next cliff: Millions of jobless Americans risk losing aid
The looming expiration would spark the most substantial reduction to unemployment benefits since the end of July, when a $600 weekly supple...
US hiring likely slowed for a fourth month as coronavirus resurges
Economists have forecast that employers added 580,000 jobs last month, down from 661,000 in September and 1.5 million in August. If that es...
Does Joe Biden really want this job?
“Biden may see the most complicated set of problems in several generations,” said Mike Leavitt, a Republican who served as the governor of ...
View: The charm of American education is over
The quest for higher-level learning and acquiring knowledge, made the youth to look for studies abroad. Studying abroad became synonymous...
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